Peter Corr, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Peter Corr

Irish footballer

Date of Birth: 23-Jun-1923

Place of Birth: Dundalk, Leinster, Ireland

Date of Death: 01-Jun-2001

Profession: association football player, Gaelic football player

Nationality: Ireland

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Peter Corr

  • Peter Joseph Corr (23 June 1923 – 1 June 2001) was an Irish footballer.
  • Corr played as an outside-right for, among others, Everton and Ireland.
  • In 1949 he was a member of the Ireland team that defeated England 2–0 at Goodison Park, becoming the first non-UK team to beat England at home.
  • He was the uncle of Jim, Sharon, Caroline and Andrea Corr who make up the Irish musical group The Corrs.
  • His brother Gerry is their father.
  • After a three-year-long battle with Alzheimer's Disease, Corr died in a nursing home in Goosnargh in June 2001, aged 77.

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